DLG vs. ADM, RSA, HSX, HSTG, HUW, PGH, FBH, AIBG, PSH, and ICP
Should you be buying Direct Line Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Direct Line Insurance Group include Admiral Group (ADM), RSA Insurance Group (RSA), Hiscox (HSX), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Helios Underwriting (HUW), Personal Group (PGH), FBD (FBH), AIB Group (AIBG), Pershing Square (PSH), and Intermediate Capital Group (ICP).
Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) and Admiral Group (LON:ADM) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.
Admiral Group has higher revenue and earnings than Direct Line Insurance Group. Direct Line Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Admiral Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Admiral Group had 1 more articles in the media than Direct Line Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Admiral Group and 9 mentions for Direct Line Insurance Group. Admiral Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Direct Line Insurance Group's score of 0.57 indicating that Admiral Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Direct Line Insurance Group has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Admiral Group has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Admiral Group has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Direct Line Insurance Group's net margin of 6.81%. Admiral Group's return on equity of 35.88% beat Direct Line Insurance Group's return on equity.
Direct Line Insurance Group received 437 more outperform votes than Admiral Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.75% of users gave Direct Line Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 37.74% of users gave Admiral Group an outperform vote.
Direct Line Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 73 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Direct Line Insurance Group pays out 5,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Admiral Group pays out 6,576.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Direct Line Insurance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
99.9% of Direct Line Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of Admiral Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Direct Line Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Admiral Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Direct Line Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 212.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.89%. Admiral Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,620.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.45%. Given Direct Line Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Direct Line Insurance Group is more favorable than Admiral Group.
Summary
Admiral Group beats Direct Line Insurance Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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